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. 2008 Mar;136(3):395-8.
doi: 10.1017/S0950268807008576. Epub 2007 May 16.

Incidence of scabies in Belgium

H Lapeere  1 , J-M Naeyaert, J De Weert, J De Maeseneer, L Brochez
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Incidence of scabies in Belgium

H Lapeere et al. Epidemiol Infect. 2008 Mar.

Abstract

A prospective survey on scabies in Ghent, Belgium was performed in 2004. Sixty-four individual cases were reported, corresponding to a crude incidence rate of 28/100,000 inhabitants. The incidence was higher in the elderly (51/100,000 in persons aged >75 years) and a higher incidence was also found in immigrants (88/100,000). More than 40% of the registered scabies patients had symptoms for more than 4 weeks at the time of presentation. In 54% of the consultations, the patient had already consulted a physician for his/her skin problem. Of this group, 44% had not yet received any scabicidal treatment, indicating that scabies was not yet diagnosed or that an inappropriate treatment was prescribed. The observations suggest that the diagnosis and/or treatment of scabies in this region can still be improved.

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